diff --git a/packages/network/transmission/init.d/58_transmission b/packages/network/transmission/init.d/58_transmission
index 06b937c427..741e9051b7 100644
--- a/packages/network/transmission/init.d/58_transmission
+++ b/packages/network/transmission/init.d/58_transmission
@@ -22,15 +22,9 @@
 #
 # runlevels: openelec, textmode
 
-OPENELEC_SETTINGS="$HOME/.xbmc/userdata/addon_data/os.openelec.settings/settings.xml"
-
 (
-  if [ -f "$OPENELEC_SETTINGS" ]; then
-    TRANSMISSION_START=`grep TRANSMISSION_START $OPENELEC_SETTINGS | awk '{print $3 }' | sed -e "s,value=,," -e "s,\",,g"`
-    TRANSMISSION_AUTH=`grep TRANSMISSION_AUTH $OPENELEC_SETTINGS | awk '{print $3 }' | sed -e "s,value=,," -e "s,\",,g"`
-    TRANSMISSION_USER=`grep TRANSMISSION_USER $OPENELEC_SETTINGS | awk '{print $3 }' | sed -e "s,value=,," -e "s,\",,g"`
-    TRANSMISSION_PWD=`grep TRANSMISSION_PWD $OPENELEC_SETTINGS | awk '{print $3 }' | sed -e "s,value=,," -e "s,\",,g"`
-    TRANSMISSION_IP=`grep TRANSMISSION_IP $OPENELEC_SETTINGS | awk '{print $3 }' | sed -e "s,value=,," -e "s,\",,g"`
+  if [ -f /var/config/settings.conf ]; then
+    . /var/config/settings.conf
 
     if [ "$TRANSMISSION_START" = "true" ]; then